Shivaraman v. Ashcroft, 360 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. March 12, 2004) (CMT conviction for offense that occurred more than five years after initial lawful admission with F-1 visa, but less than five years after adjustment of status, was not committed within five years of "the date of admission." INA 237(a)(2)(A)(i)).      When determining whether a noncitizen is deportable for having committed a crime involving moral turpitude within five years of entry, the five year period begins with a noncitizens first lawful admission into the United States. Shivaraman v. Ashcroft, 360 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. March 12, 2004). If the noncitizen was first admitted as a student, but later adjusts status, the period starts with the first admission as a student. If, however, the non-citizen first enters the United States illegally, and later adjusts status, the period starts on the adjustment date. See Ocampo-Duran v Ashcroft, 254 F.3d 1133 (9th Cir. 2001); Matter of Rosas-Ramirez, 22 I &N Dec. 616 (BIA 1999). Finally, the Shivaraman court seems to indicate, in dicta, that were a non-citizen is first lawfully admitted, then falls out of status, and later adjusts status, the latter date of adjustment of status will mark the beginning of the five year period. In other words, the five year period may be traced back to an initial lawful admission only if the non-citizen maintained continuous legal-status in the United States prior to adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident.
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